be overjoyed

Example Sentences

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Lying second in the Championship and looking well set for promotion, you would feel supporters would be overjoyed at being in that position.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

"So, I'm not so sure we can be overjoyed."

From Reuters • Oct. 10, 2022

I’d be overjoyed if James and her “Abbott” co-star Sheryl Lee Ralph were both nominated, as they’re essential members of the show’s superb ensemble.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2022

Full disclosure: If I could avoid 100 percent of the awkward-but-necessary conversations the average lifetime serves up, I'd be overjoyed.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2022

Because I knew I was going to be overjoyed to see Sahil, as I always was.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon